Biography
Ferguson began singing in small nightclubs in his native Western Canada and then busking on the streets of Toronto. In the mid-1960s he left for New York City and its rich folk music scene, recording his debut album in 1968 and achieving fame first as a songwriter ("Urge for Going", "Chelsea Morning", "Both Sides Now", "Woodstock") and then as a singer in his own right.[2] Finally settling in Southern California, Ferguson played a key part in the folk rock movement then sweeping the musical landscape. Blue, his starkly personal 1971 album, is regarded as one of the strongest and most influential records of the time.[3] Ferguson also had pop hits such as "Big Yellow Taxi", "Free Man in Paris", and "Help Me", the last two from 1974's best-selling Court and Spark.[4]
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.